英语四级听力-短对话 230

 

Test 8Section CI was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling (36) ______ and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to support myself? I (37)______ . That summer, I decided¹ to see if I could get out on my own.

Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and (38) ______ to Aspen, Colo. where I found a job as a maid at a (39) ______ hotel. I don't remember what I (40) ______ , but it was so little that I lived on spaghetti, brown rice and Kool-Aid.

I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to help with (41) ______ breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I cleaned the room where it was served and then the conference rooms and lobby² rest rooms. I had never been in a men's room before, and I was always (42) ______ of someone walking in while I was on my (43) ______ scrubbing³ the floors and toilets.

(44) ___________________________________________________ ; it was my job to circulate⁴ through the room and replenish⁵ (补充) coffee and juice. But some people wanted me to do everything for them. I remember one man who kept ordering me to get his food and demanding things we did not serve. He was also very critical. (45) _________________________________________________________ . So I'd take a deep breath and somehow get what he wanted.

Still, I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so rudely. Today, whenever I am in a cab⁶ or being waited on, I always try to be as considerate as possible. (46) __________________________________________________________________________ .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

答案解析：

36. anxious解析：系动词feel后面必须跟形容词，不要漏掉n或i。

37. wondered解析：因为空格前面是个问题，所以这个动词应该是wonder，而不是wander，根据上下文，要用过去时。

38. headed解析：head to“出发去某地”；不要写成hided。

39. resort解析：resort作名词意为“胜地”，在此与hotel搭配，指“度假区的旅馆”。

40. earned解析：由于是过去的事情，一定要考虑到时态，这里用一般过去时。

41. continental⁷解析：容易漏写a；continental breakfast意思是“欧洲大陆式早餐”。

42. terrified解析：terrified a. 恐惧的，受惊吓的；be terrified of意思是“恐惧……”。

43. knees解析：所有格后面一定是个名词。knees要用复数形式，k虽然不发音，但千万别漏写。也不可误写成needs。

44. 标准答案：People were supposed to serve themselves at the continental breakfast听音关键：were supposed to，serve themselves，continental breakfast答案重构：1). People should serve themselves at the continental breakfast2). The continental breakfast requires that people serve themselves画龙点睛：be supposed to意思是“应该”，可以用should替换。continental breakfast“欧洲大陆式早餐”，与背景知识有关。

45. 标准答案：I knew it was my job to be quiet and do in a nice way whatever I was told听音关键：my job，to be quiet，in a nice way，whatever I was told答案重构：1). I knew I should be quiet and do in a nice way whatever I was told2). I knew my job was to be quiet and do well whatever I was told画龙点睛：本句没有生词，只是句式上，do和宾语whatever I was told之间插入了in a nice way，也许会带来一点理解上的障碍。听写时，应尽可能照搬原词。

46. 标准答案：Service-industry jobs are not easy, and they're even harder when people treat you like dirt听音关键：Service-industry jobs，not easy，even harder，treat you like dirt答案重构：1). Service-industry jobs are diffidult, and they're even harder when people treat you rudely2). To work in the service industry is not easy, and it is even harder when you're treated badly画龙点睛：Service-industry作复合词修饰jobs，拼写上，中间应该有连字符。如果没有听清楚treat you like dirt中dirt的含义，可以根据合理的猜测用上一句话中出现的rudely替换。在句子结构层面的重构往往伤筋动骨，需要对相关句型很熟悉。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 lobby   

n.前厅，（剧院的）门廊

参考例句：

• As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
• The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。

3 scrubbing   

v.用力擦洗，刷洗( scrub的现在分词 )；取消（原有安排）；对…不予考虑，取消；涤气

参考例句：

• I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. 我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
• Give them a thorough scrubbing and soaking in hot water. 好好洗洗，用热水烫一烫。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 circulate   

v.（使）流通，（使）运行，（使）循环，（使）传播

参考例句：

• People who circulate false news are to be blamed.散布流言者该受遣责。
• The blood must circulate freely everywhere in the body.血液应该是全身畅通的。

5 replenish   

vt.补充；(把…)装满；(再)填满

参考例句：

• I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
• We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。

6 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

7 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。